low-level
adjective
low-lev·el
ˈlō-ˈle-vəl 
1
: occurring, done, or placed at a low level
2
: being of low importance or rank
3
: being or relating to nuclear waste containing low concentrations of radioactive components
Examples of low-level in a Sentence
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Forecasters expect low-level clouds that morning and clearing into the early afternoon.
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Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
Some of the highlights include a full-body red light therapy that uses low-level laser technology to relieve muscle tension and joint pain and fight inflammation; a bamboo massage; and a natural resilience facial using a variety of detoxifying and sculpting techniques.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
That same year, the state passed a law that relocated low-level offenders without prior serious or violent felonies to serve their time in a county jail instead of state prison.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
At no point did Farley consider a more conventional route such as film school or a low-level job in the entertainment industry.
—Brett Martin, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
On Sunday, Israel sent a low-level delegation to Cairo to resume indirect truce talks with Hamas.
—Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
In the fine print, that piece of evidence turns out to be a single interview with a low-level official in one of the five countries where the charity worked—that’s it.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
The four people were reportedly acting in support of ISIS-K.
American and other Western counterterrorism officials say these plots were organized by low-level operatives who were detected and thwarted relatively quickly.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
That marked the northern edge of warm, moist air wafting north out of the Gulf of Mexico which acted as an effective warm front, imparting low-level helicity, or twist, that storms used to produce tornadoes.
—Scott Dance, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
Some of the highlights include a full-body red light therapy that uses low-level laser technology to relieve muscle tension and joint pain and fight inflammation; a bamboo massage; and a natural resilience facial using a variety of detoxifying and sculpting techniques.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
That same year, the state passed a law that relocated low-level offenders without prior serious or violent felonies to serve their time in a county jail instead of state prison.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
At no point did Farley consider a more conventional route such as film school or a low-level job in the entertainment industry.
—Brett Martin, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
On Sunday, Israel sent a low-level delegation to Cairo to resume indirect truce talks with Hamas.
—Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
In the fine print, that piece of evidence turns out to be a single interview with a low-level official in one of the five countries where the charity worked—that’s it.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
The four people were reportedly acting in support of ISIS-K.
American and other Western counterterrorism officials say these plots were organized by low-level operatives who were detected and thwarted relatively quickly.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
That marked the northern edge of warm, moist air wafting north out of the Gulf of Mexico which acted as an effective warm front, imparting low-level helicity, or twist, that storms used to produce tornadoes.
—Scott Dance, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Low-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-level. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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